Chormeister Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 I always just run the set numbers thru the search on Brickset. 🤷♂️ Quote
$20 on joe vs dan Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 9:24 PM, Chormeister said: I always just run the set numbers thru the search on Brickset. 🤷♂️ Expand I just google them...99% of the time I know what set by what pops up Quote
gmpirate Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 3:23 PM, Brystheguy said: Set numbers without a name might as well be in Mandarin for me. Expand Back in the day we had TH, GE, HH, DS, IS, FB, SSD, TB, PC and PS. 2 4 Quote
spener90 Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 1:24 AM, gmpirate said: Back in the day we had TH, GE, HH, DS, IS, FB, SSD, TB, PC and PS. Expand Town Hall, Grand Emporium, Haunted House, Death Star, Imperial Shuttle, Fire Brigade, Superstar Destroyer, Tower Bridge, Palace Cinema, Pet Shop? How’d I do? 2 Quote
gmpirate Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 1:41 AM, spener90 said: Town Hall, Grand Emporium, Haunted House, Death Star, Imperial Shuttle, Fire Brigade, Superstar Destroyer, Tower Bridge, Palace Cinema, Pet Shop? How’d I do? Expand 👋 Quote
iahawks550 Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 9:24 PM, Chormeister said: I always just run the set numbers thru the search on Brickset. 🤷♂️ Expand I just add the name when I post so people don't have to Google. 1 Quote
raindog Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 5:08 PM, joneyyy1981 said: are americans really that stupid? Expand You know, I'm going to stand up for America on this one. Yeah, there are some geographically illiterate people in the US but I lived in the UK for a few years and I heard people try to put Boston in California and New Mexico in Mexico. In the US, we can travel 5 days and not leave the country. In Europe, you could visit 7-8 countries in five days while driving half as much. It makes a difference. People generally learn through necessity. And lest you think that I am picking on Europeans, I lived in The Philippines for five years and heard some ridiculous statements about geography there too, both by the Filipinos and by Australian ex-pats. Of course, Australia has the same problem as America - a huge country to roam as well. But I actually had a 46 year old Australian man (and good friend) try to tell me that the Florida alligator was no different from their crocodile. As someone that grew up around alligators, I got a good laugh at that one. For those that don't know, beyond physical differences, alligators live in brackish or fresh water only. Crocs generally prefer saltwater. The alligator's glands for excreting salt is not as refined as a crocodile's. 2 Quote
Chormeister Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 3:57 AM, raindog said: You know, I'm going to stand up for America on this one. Yeah, there are some geographically illiterate people in the US but I lived in the UK for a few years and I heard people try to put Boston in California and New Mexico in Mexico. In the US, we can travel 5 days and not leave the country. In Europe, you could visit 7-8 countries in five days while driving half as much. It makes a difference. People generally learn through necessity. And lest you think that I am picking on Europeans, I lived in The Philippines for five years and heard some ridiculous statements about geography there too, both by the Filipinos and by Australian ex-pats. Of course, Australia has the same problem as America - a huge country to roam as well. But I actually had a 46 year old Australian man (and good friend) try to tell me that the Florida alligator was no different from their crocodile. As someone that grew up around alligators, I got a good laugh at that one. For those that don't know, beyond physical differences, alligators live in brackish or fresh water only. Crocs generally prefer saltwater. The alligator's glands for excreting salt is not as refined as a crocodile's. Expand Maybe the moral of the story is that people are stupid. Not just people from America, but people in general. To quote K from “Men in Black”: “People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it.” I’ve read a lot of history, and people have been saying and doing stupid things since there have been people on Earth. Maybe ignorance IS bliss? Quote
Sozial Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 4:16 AM, Chormeister said: Maybe the moral of the story is that people are stupid. Not just people from America, but people in general. To quote K from “Men in Black”: “People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it.” I’ve read a lot of history, and people have been saying and doing stupid things since there have been people on Earth. Maybe ignorance IS bliss? Expand Well I guess you guys are mixing not educated and stupid. They might corelate to a certain degree, but are not the same thing. Because I didnt know much about geography at all, I took the time to learn the location and capital of every country. Of course with time it gets hard to remember everything, especially africa and eastern Europe. 1 Quote
raindog Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 5:41 AM, Sozial said: Well I guess you guys are mixing not educated and stupid. They might corelate to a certain degree, but are not the same thing. Because I didnt know much about geography at all, I took the time to learn the location and capital of every country. Of course with time it gets hard to remember everything, especially africa and eastern Europe. Expand You are wrong. "You guys" are not. It's the exact reason that I used the term " geographically illiterate." Some very smart people are geographically illiterate and some dumb people can navigate the globe. Mixing education and intelligence would be the opposite of my point above. Quote
Sozial Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 7:03 AM, raindog said: You are wrong. "You guys" are not. It's the exact reason that I used the term " geographically illiterate." Some very smart people are geographically illiterate and some dumb people can navigate the globe. Mixing education and intelligence would be the opposite of my point above. Expand Well yeah okay. You are right. Quote
redcell Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 5:08 PM, joneyyy1981 said: are americans really that stupid?Exhibit #1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Down_(sandwich)Maybe not geography related, but it's hard to argue that the country that came up with that culinary atrocity has its wits about it.Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk 3 Quote
Hardwired Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) On 7/21/2021 at 5:33 PM, Darth_Raichu said: I thought it was well known that the majority of Americans are clueless about geography? This is why we have an event called the World Series that only involves baseball teams from the US 🦆 Expand In all fairness we also have a Miss Universe that every country sends a contestant to so I'm not sure who is at fault for that. And Mercater was a European and he's really at the core of man's incapacity to understand geography. Edited July 23, 2021 by Hardwired Quote
exciter1 Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 9:05 AM, redcell said: Exhibit #1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Down_(sandwich) Maybe not geography related, but it's hard to argue that the country that came up with that culinary atrocity has its wits about it. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk Expand I miss the Double Down 2 2 Quote
Pseudoty Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 1:24 AM, gmpirate said: Back in the day we had TH, GE, HH, DS, IS, FB, SSD, TB, PC and PS. Expand Speaking of HH dd you see Lego is reissuing it 8/1? https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/spider-haunted-house-pack-40493 2 1 3 Quote
joneyyy1981 Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 3:57 AM, raindog said: You know, I'm going to stand up for America on this one. Yeah, there are some geographically illiterate people in the US but I lived in the UK for a few years and I heard people try to put Boston in California and New Mexico in Mexico. In the US, we can travel 5 days and not leave the country. In Europe, you could visit 7-8 countries in five days while driving half as much. It makes a difference. People generally learn through necessity. And lest you think that I am picking on Europeans, I lived in The Philippines for five years and heard some ridiculous statements about geography there too, both by the Filipinos and by Australian ex-pats. Of course, Australia has the same problem as America - a huge country to roam as well. But I actually had a 46 year old Australian man (and good friend) try to tell me that the Florida alligator was no different from their crocodile. As someone that grew up around alligators, I got a good laugh at that one. For those that don't know, beyond physical differences, alligators live in brackish or fresh water only. Crocs generally prefer saltwater. The alligator's glands for excreting salt is not as refined as a crocodile's. Expand whilst i get your point. we not talking about the capitol of bosnia. we are talking about London. its litarraly the most famous city on earth. Quote
Chormeister Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 5:41 AM, Sozial said: Well I guess you guys are mixing not educated and stupid. They might corelate to a certain degree, but are not the same thing. Because I didnt know much about geography at all, I took the time to learn the location and capital of every country. Of course with time it gets hard to remember everything, especially africa and eastern Europe. Expand Nope. I actually meant “stupid” and not “uneducated” or “ignorant.” Your statement is a bit presumptuous. Those three words have vastly different meanings. You are right that people often mix them up, but that’s not what’s happening here. For instance, I’ve spent a good deal of time in academia and am well acquainted with some highly educated, yet very stupid people. I’ve also known some very smart and uneducated people. You’re also not taking into account multiple intelligences or aptitude. This is a much deeper subject than a Lego forum can handle. I was simply adding to the conversation with a joke and a funny clip. 2 Quote
gmpirate Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 2:37 PM, Chormeister said: Nope. I actually meant “stupid” and not “uneducated” or “ignorant.” Your statement is a bit presumptuous. Those three words have vastly different meanings. You are right that people often mix them up, but that’s not what’s happening here. For instance, I’ve spent a good deal of time in academia and am well acquainted with some highly educated, yet very stupid people. I’ve also known some very smart and uneducated people. You’re also not taking into account multiple intelligences or aptitude. This is a much deeper subject than a Lego forum can handle. I was simply adding to the conversation with a joke and a funny clip. Expand 100% agree — especially in today’s educational environment. Quote
Pseudoty Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 2:28 PM, joneyyy1981 said: whilst i get your point. we not talking about the capitol of bosnia. we are talking about London. its litarraly the most famous city on earth. Expand Spoken just like an egocentric American. 1 2 Quote
zaphoid Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) On 7/23/2021 at 2:28 PM, joneyyy1981 said: whilst i get your point. we not talking about the capitol of bosnia. we are talking about London. its litarraly the most famous city on earth. Expand Is it though? If someone asked me that question London isn't even in the top 5 1. Paris 2. Rome 3. New York 4. Tokyo 5. Los Angeles / Hollywood Edited July 23, 2021 by zaphoid 2 2 Quote
ravel Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 Does anyone know which country Moscow is located in?:) Quote
exciter1 Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 6:31 PM, ravel said: Does anyone know which country Moscow is located in?:) Expand Iowa 1 1 Quote
oneknightr Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 6:25 PM, zaphoid said: Is it though? If someone asked me that question London isn't even in the top 5 1. Paris 2. Rome 3. New York 4. Tokyo 5. Los Angeles / Hollywood Expand I take offense that San Francisco is not part of your top 5! 😄 Quote
$20 on joe vs dan Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 6:54 PM, oneknightr said: I take offense that San Francisco is not part of your top 5! 😄 Expand SF is special in that it's one of the most well known worldwide yet smallest in terms of population and land mass; but honestly...I don't think of it as a "Destination City"...seriously; a pretty bridge, a crooked road and some decent chocolate? Why do people travel thousands of miles to come here? 1 Quote
exciter1 Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 8:16 PM, $20 on joe vs dan said: SF is special in that it's one of the most well known worldwide yet smallest in terms of population and land mass; but honestly...I don't think of it as a "Destination City"...seriously; a pretty bridge, a crooked road and some decent chocolate? Why do people travel thousands of miles to come here? Expand Alcatraz 5 Quote
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